Wednesday, September 29, 2010

HEADLINES 9/29 (crap, I forget AGAIN!)


Lindsay Lohan is back in rehab. Lohan checked into an undisclosed inpatient facility in Southern California and will stay until her next court date on Oct. 22. / DN5

Michael Bolton was eliminated Tuesday from "Dancing With the Stars." Bolton came into Tuesday's episode in last place, earning just 12 points out of 30 for his "Hound Dog"-themed jive with professional partner Chelsie Hightower. / AP

Former President Jimmy Carter fell ill on a plane yesterday and was hospitalized overnight. The Carter Center in Atlanta said that he suffered "an upset stomach." His family said he's fine and will be back on his book tour today. / DN12

The Supreme Court will decide if the estate of Anna Nicole Smith should get part of the fortune left by the elderly Texas billionaire she married in 1994. J. Howard Marshall's will left nearly all his money to his son, but Smith challenged it, claiming her husband promised to leave her more than $300 million. / NYP21

Drake performed last night at Radio City Music Hall and took time out of his concert to thank Lil Wayne—the man who first sponsored him. / DN22

The "Sister Wives" show will continue airing—even if its polygamy-practicing cast goes to jail for breaking Utah's bigamy laws. Kody Brown and his four wives are under investigation by police in Lehi, Utah, after Sunday-night's premiere of TLC's "Wives" exposed their polygamist living arrangement. / AP, NYP73, USATD1

Bruce Springsteen improvised a song for a newly engaged couple when they spotted him walking near a beach in Manasquan, NJ. The couple posed for engagement pictures, spotted Springsteen and asked him to take a picture with them. In other news, Springsteen took his closest friends to a private screening of "The Promise: The Making of 'Darkness on the Edge of Town.'" Jann Wenner, Gayle King, Steven Van Zandt, Trudie Styler were among Springsteen's guests. / DN3, NYP25, NYP12

The Friars Club postponed Friday's roast of Quentin Tarantino yesterday after the death of Tarantino's longtime film editor, Sally Menke. Menke died hiking in LA on Monday. The roast—featuring Harvey Weinstein, Uma Thurman, Rosario Dawson, Sarah Silverman, Kathy Griffin, Harvey Keitel, Pam Grier, Michael Madsen and Samuel L. Jackson—will happen next month. / NYP14

Nick Cannon is searching for sponsors for a New York party Oct. 8 and an LA bash at Universal Studios Oct. 9 in celebration of his 30th birthday. "Confirmed" guests will include Mariah Carey as host, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Will and Jada Smith, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, Kobe Bryant, Quincy Jones, L.A. Reid and Jamie Foxx. / NYP12

Bon Jovi and Neil Diamond were nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. The two were nominated along with Alice Cooper, Donovan and Dr. John. The final list of 2011 inductees will be announced in early December. / DN3, NYP6, USATD1

USA Today sits down with Justin Timberlake to talk about his new film, "The Social Network." / USATD1

"Big Bang Theory's" Kaley Cuoco is opening up about a secret two-year relationship with co-star Johnny Galecki. "It was such a huge part of my life and no one knew about it," Cuoco says in the October issue of Watch! magazine. / USATD1

Irma Nici, the woman who claims she slept with David Beckham for money, was beaming as she was served a $25 million lawsuit. Sources said that she looked so happy being served "because she agreed to pose for the pictures in return for a cut of the sales." / NYP13

Liza Minnelli performed for a crowd that included Mary-Louise Parker and Sandra Bernhard at Gramercy Park Hotel's Rose Bar Sessions on Monday night. After her fourth song, she held up the cover of her new CD and said, "Have you ever seen so much retouching?" / DN9, NYP14

Madonna was seen at kosher steakhouse Prime Grill on Friday night with her boyfriend Jesus Luz to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Succoth. Madonna was dressed in a baseball cap, track pants and a leather jacket. / DN9

Julianne Moore lined up with hundreds of excited girls to give her daughter, Liv Helen Freundlich, the chance to meet Selena Gomez, who was promoting her new fashion line Dream Out Loud at Kmart Penn Plaza the other day. / NYP12

Chris Noth was seen strolling into Da Marino restaurant on
West 49th Street
with Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, who sat down at the piano and played a medley of '70s hits while Noth sang. Others there included Mary-Kate Olsen, Steve Walter and Carol Miller. / NYP12

Bill Clinton was seen at the Great Sports Legends Dinner on Monday night at the Waldorf-Astoria making an innocent comment about golfer Annika Sorenstam. Clinton said, "I've dreamed of getting a lesson from Annika Sorenstam." However, the crowd interpreted the comment as a double entendre. / DN9

James Gandolfini, Tony Sirico and Michael Imperioli were seen at Tony Bennett and Susan Benedetto's Exploring the Arts Gala on Monday night at
Cipriani Wall Street
. Imperioli made a speech at the event, which honored Margaritaville Apparel Group CEO Joe Laurita. / DN9

Stephanie Seymour and Peter Brant were seen at a romantic table for two at Da Silvano. / NYP12

Robin Thicke was seen at Richie Akiva's birthday at Akiva's new eatery, The Darby, with Dylan McDermott, Queen Latifah, Brett Ratner and Rachel Roy. / NYP12

Gemma Arterton was seen at the Cinema Society and Altoids screening of her new film, "Tamara Drewe," at the Crosby Street Hotel on Monday night. At the event she said that she "loved" her immersion into the world of journalism—playing a reporter in the film. / DN9, NYP14

Betty White will join "SNL" comics and alumni Fred Armisen, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and show creator Lorne Michaels in awarding Tina Fey the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Nov. 9 at the Kennedy Center in Washington. / AP

James Franco has reportedly acquired film rights to D.J. Waldie's "Holy Land," a memoir and a historical analysis of Lakewood, the California suburb where the author grew up. / DN9

George Clooney's ex-girlfriend Sarah Larson has gone back to working as a bottle-service waitress at club Lavo on
East 58th St.
Meanwhile, Clooney has been seen this week with Elisabetta Canalis in Milan. / NYP13

President Obama told Rolling Stone that his iPod is loaded with "a lot of Stevie Wonder, a lot of Bob Dylan, a lot of Rolling Stones, a lot of R&B, a lot of Miles Davis and John Coltrane." / NYP6

Don King was seen at Elaine's with Terry Allen Kramer and Nick Simunek. / NYP12

Phil Donahue was seen at Caroline's on Broadway Monday night to celebrate Marlo Thomas' new memoir, "Growing Up Laughing." Others in the crowd included Elaine May, Joy Behar and Dr. Mehmet Oz. / NYP13

Jay McInerney and Bret Easton Ellis were seen in Paris dining at Alain Ducasse's bistro Benoit. / NYP12

Amy Fisher, the "Long Island Lolita" will be on Maury tomorrow to talk about a deal she has made this summer for eight XXX films. She had said to Maury in 2007 that she was not going to be a porn star. Tomorrow she apologizes on his show for going back on her word. / NYP72
 

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